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Cheteshwar Pujara to play county cricket, re-signs for Yorkshire

Left unsold in the IPL auction, India's top-order Test batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to warm up for India's Test series against England by playing County cricket.

Pujara has been re-signed by Yorkshire for his second stint with the club and will play in a squad that includes England skipper Joe Root, and Kiwi captain Kane Williamson.

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In context: India's affair with county cricket

30 Jan 2018Cheteshwar Pujara to play county cricket, re-signs for Yorkshire

Left unsold in the IPL auction, India's top-order Test batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to warm up for India's Test series against England by playing County cricket.

Pujara has been re-signed by Yorkshire for his second stint with the club and will play in a squad that includes England skipper Joe Root, and Kiwi captain Kane Williamson.

Here's more!

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In the pastIndian cricketers who played county cricket

County cricket is England's first-class domestic cricket competition, which has been played since 18th century.

Over the years, many Indians have played County cricket. Dating back to as far as Tiger Pataudi in 60s, Farokh Engineer in 70s, the list includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Azharuddin, the 'Golden Era' players - Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble.

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Pujara in 2015Fewer Indians are part of County cricket in recent years

In recent years, Indian team's busy schedule coupled with the advent of IPL means that fewer Indians have ventured to play outside the country.

Off late, a couple of them, especially the Test specialists who go unpicked by IPL teams, found an opportunity to play County cricket.

For instance, Cheteshwar Pujara played county cricket for Yorkshire in their championship-winning year in 2015.